One word from the Lord can transform everything.
A Look Back at 2021
When they heard the loud noise, everyone came running! – Acts 2:6
Transformation is coming! As a church family, we started by raising our expectations and dreaming big as a church family for our community and the nations! In 2021, a new sound began to come out of the church—a sound of hunger, thirst, repentance, and uncontrollable joy! Let’s take a moment to celebrate God’s goodness and faithfulness together. We are so thankful for what He has done and are extremely expectant for transformation and what is to come in 2022.
We celebrated at over 190 baptisms!
In water baptism, you are identifying with Jesus’s death, burial, and resurrection. Going under the water signifies that your former life is now dead and buried. Rising out of the water signifies resurrection to a new, spiritual life empowered by the Holy Spirit, who raised Jesus from the dead. You now live your new life from the position of victory over sin and death.
We celebrated hundreds of salvations!
Through our two campuses, online services, young adults, youth, and childrens, we saw lives transformed as they chose to follow Christ. Thank you, Jesus!
Thank you!
Because of your faithful giving, we are carrying the gospel into all the world. People are being transformed, disciples are being equipped, and lives are being added to the Kingdom.
In 2021, Mount Hope Church gave $2,958,438 to Local and Global Missions, impacting lives right here in our neighborhoods and across the nations—that includes $200,106.47 to Speed The Light from our Mount Hope Youth, and over $80,000 to BGMC from our Mount Hope Kids .
We added 145 new missionaries!
Last year, we sent out 145 new missionaries! We now have continued support to 357 long-term missions in over 120 different countries! You helped us give over $2 million to boots-on-the-ground missionaries and to several missons projects.
Global Missions & Outreach
Mount Hope, you help support 368 long-term missions in over 120 different countries! Together, we partnered with Convoy of Hope and provided 300,000 lbs of food to the Lansing community, provided aid to disaster relief, multiple fires, storms, pandemic related crises, and disasters around the nation, and help in planting a new church in Iraq. Here are the numerous ways and projects we’ve accomplished in 2021:
Project Rescue in Southwest Asia – $35,000
COVID has provided an opportunity. Though schools are shut down, and travel is restricted, the silver lining is that the sex industry has also been impacted, where traffickers are giving women and their children permission to leave without repaying their manufactured “debt.”
With no resources on which to live and no way to provide for their family, our Mount Hope missionaries stepped up! Because of your giving, health care for both Mothers and their children and vocational training to start a new life was provided! At the end of four months, each of the women will own their own small business (sewing, culinary arts, or agricultural).
Additionally, our site leader in that country has secured training for women to become auto rickshaw drivers, where a rescued woman can be trained, licensed, and own her own female-friendly pink auto rickshaw, equipped with GPS tracker and panic button to protect both the driver and her passengers.
Aramaic Broadcasting Network – $70,000
At Mount Hope, we have been called to be active peacemakers and Jesus proclaimers in some of the darkest and spiritually neglected areas. We strategically partnered with a Christian Middle and High School in Gaza, run by one of our missionaries, as well as the Aramaic Broadcasting Network (ABN). ABN broadcasts in Arabic, Farsi, Turkish, Vietnamese, and English to all of the Middle East, as well as Europe, USA, and Australia. They offer call-in services and seek to connect local believers with new believers so disciples can be made and churches can be planted.
We are committed to stand in prayer and financial support with our Christian brothers and sisters as they actively make peace through the power of sharing the gospel, making disciples, and planting churches.
Missionary Member Care – $45,000
Mount Hope is blessed to partner with 368 missionary units. This number grows every month, and with that growth comes a responsibility to continue to provide great care—mental care, physical care, and spiritual care for those heroes on the front lines of advancing the kingdom. As many missionaries experience hardship and persecution at increasing rates, we’ve been able to hire counselors, give surprise blessings, extra support, and Holy Spirit guided family support. We MUST support our missionaries in more ways than just sponsorship—we need to include wholistic and loving partnerships.
Bhutan Business – $50,000
Many places around the globe do not allow access to churches and missionaries. So, to plant a church among the 1 million unreached people, missionaries use the business-as-mission and partnerships approach to preach the gospel. These missionaries will have long-term access and influence in this extremely closed area as a result of your giving.
India Church Planting – $30,000
We’ve supported the dream to plant 1,000 house churches in Northern India with our on-the-ground missionaries. Church planting is God’s idea to reach the world, and Northern India is crying out to hear the gospel. With 1,000 churches planted, it will be an oasis of grace and truth for formerly lost people.
Vietnam School – $30,000
War has impacted Vietnam, and the gospel has yet to make an impact. Orphans hold the keys to this impact, and we want to be part of introducing them to Jesus. Because of your generosity, we’re able to partner with Dave Roever and Global REAP to connect orphanages with the gospel in Vietnam.
Iraq Cafe – $50,000
This project is giving our missionaries currently living in Iraq long-term status in the country, as well as influence in the capital city. We want Jesus to become a beacon of light in a dark place by opening a cafe in Baghdad, Iraq.
Baghdad Education Center – $45,000
This educational consulting company works with schools and families to provide solutions and technology resources. 2020 was an unprecedented year. Our missionaries have an open window to start an Iraqi LLC that will be a hope distribution center in the yet to be reached world.
Frothy Mongoose – $20,000
The Frothy Mongoose is a bakery in India that is also a planted church. They provide classes and space for the gospel to be presented in a creative and effective way. Believe with us that the people of India who have been burnt by other nonprofits or are stuck in Hinduism will be set free by this creative and God-centered bakery.
Ancient Doors – $35,000
In Zanzibar, Aslan centers for education have provided a place for workers to meet and interact with thousands of people from many different backgrounds. They have enrolled a wide range of students, including tour guides, fisherman, police officers, and religious leaders. We know the Lord will be made famous and powerfully influence the unreached country of Zanzibar as a result of your faithful giving!
Northwest Academics – $45,000
Northwest Academics teaches English to students and trains teachers in remote villages of Nepal. These teachers are given a skill, but more importantly, they are given Jesus, and then sent out to the never-reached villages of Nepal as a result of this project.
Possibilities Unlimited – $36,000
Possibilities Unlimited is a special needs care center and a small farm in the sensitive nation of Asia. The farm produces products like honey, eggs, and milk that are later sold to put the funds back into the care and future of those families with special needs children. Families in an area with little access to the gospel will see and feel Jesus in action as those most precious to them are being cared for.
Keyna Leadership Training – $45,000
The Journey Hub is a business whose mission is to train and develop leaders on the university campuses in Kenya. In 2019, they trained over 1,000 participants that went on to be community leaders and kingdom influencers as business owners and senior-level management. We know that Jesus-centered kingdom leaders will flood the continent of Africa and influence the world as a result of this project.
Hosanna Plan in Russia – $40,000
The Hosanna Plan is bringing joy to one of the hardest places in the world. The Hosanna Plan is delivering God’s Word to unreached children and youth through strategic local church planting and evangelism initiatives. Outreach team members dedicate one year of their life to traveling to unreached villages across the country. Children and youth learn the gospel message through multiple platforms including The Russian Youth Book of Hope, created to address the heart-felt needs of youth, explaining that they each have a purpose and plan for their life, and a friend in Jesus.
Businesses in Slovakia – $35,000
Slovakia is the epicenter of one of the most unique revivals happening on the continent of Europe. Thousands of Roma (Gypsies) are coming to Christ in their local villages. in Slovakia, the locals treat the Roma with disdain and lack of trust. These marginalized individuals struggle to live when they leave lives of theft, deceit, and crime. This is where Business as Missions can be an incredible tool as we look to invest in various benevolent business ideas, and thus adding great value to the marginalized. These investments into families will be for projects like agriculture, textile, woodwork, and grocery—all the while, they will be mentored by strong believers.
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Sunday Messages, Content, & More
Wake up! (Tuned In To His Passion!)
We are in the midst of a shaking, and some people are sleeping through it. Listen as Pastor Kevin calls the Church, the body of believers, to step off the sidelines and into the frontlines in the midst of a great shaking. It’s abundantly clear that our nation and our people need a better future.
Tuned In To His Message
“Did you get the message?” When Jesus walked on the earth, many heard His words but missed the message. Feel the desire of Heaven as Pastor Peter teaches on catching the passion for Jesus and living intentionally as a builder of the Kingdom.
The Adventure of Giving
We see this beautiful picture of the early church in Acts—seeing the needs of their family and sharing their belongings with each other. Listen as Pastor Kevin shares on the adventure of giving and how to position yourself to be person who brings transformation to someone else.
What is our purpose?
Why are we here? What’s is our purpose in life? Listen in as Pastor Joe kicks off our new series, “Questions,” as we discover God’s truth while asking tough questions.
In Peace Together
Peace doesn’t just happen; you have to work toward it, search for it, fight for it. We must be even more aggressive through trials and difficulty, working toward what will lead to unity and peace together as we adjust our attitudes toward people and as we learn to love!
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
What are the gifts of the Holy Spirit? How can we receive them? Pastor Joanna Reeves breaks down the nine gifts of the Holy Spirit and why each is so important to furthering our faith.
We Must Be Intentional
“Your Kingdom come, Your will be done.” We must be intentional in our prayers, decisions, thoughts, and actions, knowing that we are carriers of the Kingdom. Listen as Pastor Geoff teaches us how be lights in darkness in our new series, “Kingdom Come.”
Grit Vs. Grace – LIVING MISSIONAL (Ep 4)
Where does our western mindset of grit fit in with missions? How do we know when the grind has become too much of a focus? Listen as special guest Mark Renfro joins Geoff, Katy and Eliot to discuss the balance of grit and grace in foreign missions.
Do Women Belong in Ministry?
Pastor Joanna Reeves breaks down why we believe in equipping women to serve in ministry, and explains why some passages of scripture seem to discourage it.
Equipping Blogs
Your Defining Moment
What to do when you are going through hell? It is with great love and a strong sense of urgency from the Holy Spirit that I bring you a message from the Word of God. We are being positioned for a massive grace awakening as we have never seen before. This is a defining moment for you, your family, and the Church. Your response in the heat of the moment either positions you for the blessings of God or keeps you from miracles God has prepared for you to walk in.
Grounded in the Word
Over the last year, we were slammed with information about Covid, mask-wearing, vaccines, and so much more. Shockingly, we went through a season where the government told churches not to gather, and some that they could not sing! How do you know who to believe anymore? What’s the truth? Beloved, you must be grounded in the Word of God!
Grace & Peace
In a world that was becoming increasingly hostile toward Christians, Peter knew that believers would need grace and peace. They would soon feel the hatred and rejection of an unbelieving world. Their faith was about to be tested in a way that they had never experienced before. Yet, at the same time, they were jumping for joy because of Jesus. They had an inward joy that could not be touched by this world.
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Thank you!
Again, thank you! This is just a snapshot of the extraordinary things accomplished with your faithful prayers and financial support. Through all of 2021, you helped our neighbors see the love of Jesus and impacted the nations with the power of the gospel.
We pray for you—just as you have blessed others across the globe through your love, prayers, and giving, we pray that God will bless you. May the Lord’s face shine on you with favor. May the Lord be gracious to you and grant you peace!